[ 26 ] great fear of the Papifis,and next of Bilbop Laud's newClergy who were fuppofed to be for a Coali– tion, as was the Caufe Cwhere-ever I came) of Mens conceit- of the necejfity of defenjive Arms; and this was increafed by two or three Opinions · , which D;lany 'were then guilty of, who had not Learning enough to know which fide was right according to the Law. One of their Opi~ions was, That the Law of Nature is the Law ofGod. Another was that no men have Authority to abrogate it. Another WtU that the Law of Nature inclineth men to Love their Lives, and to private Self-defence. Another WtU that every Kingdom or Nation hath by the La~ of God in Na– tttre, a right of pseblick Self-defence againft profejfed Enemies and apparent danger of its deflruClion. · And another was, that They whofeprofeft Religion obligeth them on pain @f Damnation to do their beft to extermi– nate or deflroy the Body of the Kingdom (are to be takenfor its1rofefo Enemies, if they renounce not that obligation: Efpecially if they or their Confederates Murder two hundred thoufand Fellow-SubjeCls, and appaYently [trive for power over the reft. Thefe Opi:.. ,- nions being then received, and by many ill-ap;.. plyed, things then ran to what we faw. § XVll. When the old Churchmen -and Par.. liament on one fide, ( and we know who on the other fide) began the War, necefftty caufed them to call in the Scots as Auxiliaries, who brought . · in the Covenant and attempted Illegally the · . . Ch~nge of the .Church Govetnmenr; and all af– ter falling into the hands ofCromwell and his Army, · the King de!troyed, the Parliament pulled down, I, andother unthought of Changes which we faw, Difcord and War. orew odious to the Nation. _ iD · And ..
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